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BYRSONIMA 



Hort.V Shrubby: h-s. oblong-lanceolate. Vnr. myrtifS- 

 lia, Ixnul. rsually low: Ivs, small, cUipticHihloiig. V'ar. 

 rosmarinifdiia, Haill. l-ow: Ivs. small, linoar-ohlong, 

 revoluto at the margin. Var. suffruticosa, Linn. (var. 

 nfiria, Hort.). Dwarf: Ivs. small, oval or .soniotimes 

 obovato; flowering dusters usually only terminal. 



BB. Lvs. ristially obovnte, broadest above the middle: 

 branchkts glabrous. 



japfinica, Muell. .\rg. (W. obcordatn, Hurt. B. F6r- 

 tvnei, Hort.). Shrub, ti ft., with spreading branches: lvs. 

 cuneate, obovate or romulish ohnvatc, obtuse or emar- 

 ginate at the apex, • 2-I '4 '"■ lo'ift. I'Sht green with gla- 

 brous petioles: clusters axillary; staminate fls. sessile, 

 with a central gland as long as the calyx. China, 

 JaiKin. S.I.F. 2:38. — Very distinct with its spreading 

 slender branches and light green, lustrous foliage. 



microphylla, Sieb. & Zucc. (B. japimica var. micro' 

 phi/lla, Muell. Arg.). Dwarf, often prostrate shrub, 

 quite glabrous: lvs. obovate or oljovate-lanceolate, } 3-I 

 in. long: clusters mostly terminal; staminate fls. sessile, 

 with a central gland like the former. Japan. 



AA. Width of lvs. \iin. or mare. 



balearica, Willd. Shrub, 6-15 ft.: lvs. elliptic or 

 oblong, acute or obtuse at the apex, 1-2 in. long, light 

 green: clusters axillarj-; staminate fls. pedicelled. S. 

 Spain, Balear. — Handsome shrub, but less hardy than 

 the former. 



B. calif6mica, Lk.=^SimmondHia californica. — B. Fdrtunei, Carr. 

 ^B. longifoIia.^B. Fiirtuiici, Hort.=B. japonica. — B. Hdrlandii, 

 HaDce. Branches pubescent: Iv.s. narrow obovate, emarginate, 

 ?4-lj4 in. long. China. — B. tongi/dtia, Bois.s. (B. Fortunei. Carr.). 

 Lvs. narrow-eliiptic or lanceolate, l-l ^4 in. long Orient, China. — 

 B. lonfji/dlia, Hort.=B. aenipervirens var. angustifolia. — B. Wal- 

 lichuhia. Baiil. Branches pubescent: Ivs. linear-elliptic, 1-2J-2 in. 

 lone. Hin>ah,yas. ALFRED ReHDER. 



BYRSONIMA (name refers to use of some species in 

 tanning, in Brazil). M alpighiacew . Perhaps 100 Trop. 

 American trees and shrubs, frequently climbing, rarely 

 known in cult. Lvs. opposite, thick, simple, entire, the 

 stipules often connate: fls. white, yellow or pink, in 

 terminal simple or branched racemes; sepals and 

 petals h, the former bearing a pair of glands, the latter 

 clawed and the blades concave; stamens 10, the fila- 

 ments imited at base and bearded: fr. a 3-celled fleshy 

 drupe, with bony seeds, often edible. B. liicida, HBK., 

 occurs in P'la. and \V. Indies, a much-branched ever- 

 green shrub, with fls. white turning yellowish or rose; 

 apparently not in the trade. B. crassifdlia, HBK. 

 Mex. and S., is offered in S. Calif. Shrub or small 

 tree: lvs. ovate, tapering each way: fls. yellow in 

 pubescent erect racemes. Said to bear the ''nanche," 

 a popular fruit of the Mexicans. This has a sour 

 fermented taste; it is offered for sale in the markets 

 of the west coast Mexican towns, and is eaten raw 

 with salt, or in soups, or in stuffing for meats. 

 The astringent bark, rich in tannin, is used 

 medicinally. 



700. Buxus semperviieas vai> 

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